Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-07
NOTABLE BASE RUNNING.

The Greatest Aggregation of Base
 Runners in the Country-Meaded by
 Comiskey-F1nes Imposed If a Play
 CT Refuses to Run when Told to
 Base Running by the New Haven
 Team-Burns the F1eetest Runner I'm
 the Eastern League-Troy Not Far
 Behind.
 It is a we'll known fact that the St. Louis Browns-every one of them-are the most daring base runners of the country. They take all chances. Any one of them will risk bruise or sprain to get one base further toward the goal. Arlie Latham, the dude third baseman of the nine and the wittisst coaeher on the field, is the most accomplished runner on the nine. His jumps and slides are marvellous and he shows the courage Of soldier when making an attempt for run. Much of the success of the team is due to Comiskey, the captain of the nine. Comis- key never falters in game and works hard for his side from the start A fractured rib, l dislocated hip or wrenched muscle are nothing to him so long as his eide wins the game, and he compels his players to feel the same way. Comiskey | generally coaches the players from back of l the first base line.
 | l he may we'll tremble, for Captain Comlskey watches his every movement like hawk. When Comiskey says "Go," meaning go to second, the player generally does so. If he does not and shows spirit of fear It costs him from $10 to $20 in fines, which Cofnis- | kev always sees are collected. After paying two or three fines they generally go when ever Conniskey orders them to. Spralns, bruises and bumps vanish like dream and they spring out of Comiskey's territory as soon as possible. There is not laggard nor coward on the St. Louis nine. There could not be one with Comiskey as captain.
 Keefe of the New Yorks and Phillips, first baseman of the Brooklyns, would not slide to a base and soil their pretty uniforms if the manager should present them with a gold piece for every slide. Nearly all of the mem bers ot the New Haven team arc of the same calibre. They couldn't think of getting a slight bruise even if it would win them the game.
 No player has met with an accident yet which will handicap his playing for the whole season but minor bruises, sprains and felons are usually prevalent Managers and critics say that the base ball pace this year under the revised rules is considerably more rapid than in former seasons and that injuries to players are consequently more frequent. The game is livelier, as there is more running, batting and energy shown than before.
 It is said that Manager Kelly, of the New Haven team, is soon to have constructed an adjustable cable to encompass the diamond so that member of the team once getting first, he can, by means of propeller, be easi- Iy helped around the bases. Most of the players of the home team when they run do so in gait somewhat like a COW. Every body knows how gracefully 8 COW perambulates, taking Q sniff of green grass HOW and then, and what a.picturesque appearance it makes. Just so with the New Haven players. It makes very picturesque appearance to see player on first, and when he does get started for. second base to stop and think two or three times before he gets there and is then put out; but it is not an artistic sight. The members of this team should have Captain Comiskey, of the St. Louis Browns, at their head. Then it would be seen whether they were lazy. Their stiffness would all be done 'away with after he had imposed several fines.
 Burns, our little left fielder, is fleet base runner. When once he gets to first base he isn't long before he is on third. He is by all odds the best base runner in the Eastern league. Troy is not far behind, although he is big and has short legs. He can get a pitcher pretty we'll rattled when he gets on a base. Then there is Crowley, who loses many base hits by not being good runner. No matter how hard he knocks ball to in- fielder he is almost always sure..to be thrown out at first base. He eXerts himself to run fast, but he does not and therefore the in- fielder has plenty of time to recover himself, even if knocked almost over by the swiftness of the ball from his bat. But ah He did steal second base the other day. He actually slid and was not put out. Let the good work go on!
 Brill seems glued down whom he gets to first base. But he, too, stole two bases the other day in good style. Leary can get to 8 base if he wants to, but he appears to be afraid to show to the people how supple he is. Once this season he made forward dive for the second bag and he was greatly ap- plauded. He wants to repeat it whenever necessary, no matter if he is brought out corpse, for the applause 1t brings. Mellon is good base runner, but was unfortunate enough to have his foot spiked in the game at Meriden at the beginning of the season He has not got over his lameness yet Phalon runs bases well. Murphy tries hard enough, but is generally caught because he does not get lead enough of first base before he starts. Weckbecker shows unusual judgment in run ming bases.
 not run bases with that vim and life that is needed. They appear to be stiff, and if they can't do any better let them use iniment freely and get 1imbered. If they will not take all chances they should be made to do so. Nothing can be lost. It has been one of the serious drawbacks to the success of the New Haven team. Many of the best base runners of the country are not good run ners, but what they lack in speed they fully make up for in strategy.
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 The biggest Stagg party in America now is the Yale pitcher.-Bostoa Bulletin. Stagg, the pitcher, is very deer to Yale's base ball club.-Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele- graph.
 Base ball men are all on strike now, and
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